Oh man. If the name Charlie Watts means anything to you, you already know. He passed away today. The only Rolling Stone ever that I can think of, save maybe Mick Taylor, that didn't become a caricature of himself. Fuck, fuck, fuck. The anchor is dead. The one guy that made it seem like the Stones still held some sort of musicianship higher than glory or fame. The wheels are off now. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are not the Stones, throw in Ron Wood and you aren't much closer. In my book, if the band is a five piece, a minimum of three would have to be OGs for the band to be considered the same band. It will be interesting to see what shakes out after this loss. Come to think of it, if Jagger and Richards try to continue as the Stones, sad to say that I can't think of any way that wouldn't end comically. And Watts, or his spirit or whatever, is going to take a break from whatever jazz band he'll be in and watch from the curtains, watch everything unfold, and chuckle.
Here's just a couple things. You really need to go to Drummer World's Charlie Watts page for a ton of videos, photos, mp3s and a short bio.
Charlie Watts Orchestra - Stomping at the Savoy mp3 at Drummer World
Charlie Watts - Alternate Versions and Outtakes mp3 at Drummer World Over an hour
Visit:
Charlie Watts page at Drummer World
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